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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.net.examples.mail;
19  
20  import java.io.BufferedReader;
21  import java.io.Console;
22  import java.io.IOException;
23  import java.io.InputStreamReader;
24  import java.nio.charset.Charset;
25  import java.util.Locale;
26  
27  /**
28   * Utilities for mail examples
29   */
30  final class Utils {
31  
32      /**
33       * If the initial password is: '*' - replace it with a line read from the system console '-' - replace it with next line from STDIN 'ABCD' - if the input is
34       * all upper case, use the field as an environment variable name
35       *
36       * Note: there are no guarantees that the password cannot be snooped.
37       *
38       * Even using the console may be subject to memory snooping, however it should be safer than the other methods.
39       *
40       * STDIN may require creating a temporary file which could be read by others Environment variables may be visible by using PS
41       */
42      static String getPassword(final String user, String password) throws IOException {
43          if ("-".equals(password)) { // stdin
44              final BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in, Charset.defaultCharset()));
45              password = in.readLine();
46          } else if ("*".equals(password)) { // console
47              final Console con = System.console(); // Java 1.6
48              if (con == null) {
49                  throw new IOException("Cannot access Console");
50              }
51              final char[] pwd = con.readPassword("Password for " + user + ": ");
52              password = new String(pwd);
53          } else if (password.equals(password.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT))) { // environment variable name
54              final String tmp = System.getenv(password);
55              if (tmp != null) { // don't overwrite if variable does not exist (just in case password is all uppers)
56                  password = tmp;
57              }
58          }
59          return password;
60      }
61  
62      private Utils() {
63          // not instantiable
64      }
65  
66  }